Tuesday, November 19, 2013

New This Week - 11.19.13

Tons of great titles out this week, here are a few I highly recommend picking up.

Assault on Precinct 13Isolated and cut off from the city inside a soon-to-be-closed L.A.
police station, a group of police officers and convicts must join forces
to defend themselves against the gang called Street Thunder, who have
taken a blood oath to kill someone trapped inside the precinct.

From John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing and Prince Of Darkness), Assault On Precinct 13combines the elements of a classic western and a modern thriller to create a riveting cult classic.

The A/V quality is pretty much on par with the earlier Blu-ray release, but in addition to a few features carried over from the previous release, Scream has also included a few very exciting brand new extras:

Eve of DestructionShe's beautiful, indestructible and unstoppable! Renee Soutendijk is
"sexy and lethal" (Boxoffice) as Eve VIII, a sophisticated and deadly
android run amok in this heart-pounding sci-fi thriller. Created in the
image other inventor, Eve VIII is the flawless culmination of years of
research. Or is she? When an unexpected mishap during testing sends her
into a sudden, irreversible rampage, Eve begins stalking and killing
anything she perceives as a threat. And now it's up to terrorism expert
Jim McQuade (Gregory Hines) to find and deactivate her before she realizes her ultimate capability nuclear annihilation!

Recommended for fans of ultra-violent Terminator knock-offs like Lady Terminator or Hands of Steel. Not quite as fun as those two, though still a hell of a good time. In a rare move for Scream Factory, there are zero bonus features for this release, but even still this one is well worth a look.

Maniac Cop 2The Maniac Cop is back from the dead and stalking the streets of New
York once more. Officer Matt Cordell was once a hero, but after being
framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, he sets
out on a macabre mission of vengeance, teaming up with a vicious serial
killer to track down those that wronged him and make them pay... with
their lives! Robert Davi (LICENSE TO KILL), Claudia Christian (THE
HIDDEN), Michael Lerner (BARTON FINK), Laurene Landon (HUNDRA), Leo
Rossi (HALLOWEEN II), Robert Z Dar (TANGO & CASH), Charles Napier
(THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS), and Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD) star in
this chilling, action-packed sequel written by Larry Cohen (IT S ALIVE)
and directed by William Lustig (MANIAC).

Featuring a brand-new 4K High
Definition transfer from the original camera negative, this definitive
presentation of MANIAC COP 2 comes packed with exclusive Extras!

Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Director William Lustig and Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn
Back On The Beat - The Making Of MANIAC COP 2
Cinefamily Q&A with Director William Lustig
Deleted Scene
Theatrical Trailers
Poster & Still Gallery
Isolated Music Track
Enhanced for D-Box Motion Control Systems

Maniac Cop 3When Officer Kate Sullivan storms a hostage situation, the whole
incident is captured on tape by an unscrupulous media crew who edit the
footage to show Kate killing a helpless victim. Now in a coma, Kate's
only hope is Detective Sean McKinney, who desperately tries to clear her
name. But unbeknownst to him, Maniac Cop Matt Cordell takes it upon
himself to exact revenge upon those responsible for smearing her name.
Returning stars Robert Davi (PROFILER) and Robert Z Dar (BEASTMASTER 2)
are joined by Paul Gleason (DIE HARD), Jackie Earle Haley (WATCHMEN),
Julius Harris (SUPER FLY), Doug Savant (MELROSE PLACE), and Robert
Forster (JACKIE BROWN) in this thrilling third entry from MANIAC COP
creator Larry Cohen (GOD TOLD ME TO).

Featuring a brand-new 4K High
Definition transfer from the original uncensored negative, this
definitive presentation of MANIAC COP 3: BADGE OF SILENCE comes packed
with exclusive Extras!

Special Features:
Wrong Arm Of The Law - The Making Of MANIAC COP 3
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
Poster & Still Gallery
Original Synopsis
Enhanced for D-Box Motion Control Systems

Night Of The Living Dead Meets Valley Girl In This “Entertaining, Tongue-In-Cheek Pastiche Of Numerous Science Fiction Films.” - VarietyIt’s the first comet to buzz the planet in 65 million years, and
everyone seems to be celebrating its imminent arrival. Everyone, that
is, except Regina Belmont (Catherine Mary Stewart, The Last Starfighter) and her younger sister Samantha (Kelli Maroney, Chopping Mall),
two Valley Girls who care more about fashion trends than the celestial
phenomenon. But upon daybreak, when the girls discover that they’re the
only residents of Los Angeles whom the comet hasn’t vaporized or turned
into a zombie, they do what all good Valley Girls do…they go shopping!
But when their day of malling threatens to become a day of mauling,
these gals flee with killer zombies and blood-seeking scientists in hot
pursuit!

From Director Thom Eberhardt (who gave us the wonderfully eerie Sole Survivor)

• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Thom Eberhardt
• Audio Commentary with Stars Kelli Maroney and Catherine Mary Stewart
• Audio Commentary with Production Designer John Muto
• Valley Girls At The End Of The World – Interviews with Stars Kelli Maroney and Catherine Mary Stewart
• The Last Man On Earth? – An Interview with Actor Robert Beltran
• Curse of the Comet – An Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Creator David B. Miller
• Still Galleries (Behind the Scenes and Official Stills)
• Theatrical Trailer

The World's End20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood
friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the
drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate
Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens,
who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts
to reach the fabled pub, The World's End. As they attempt to reconcile
the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future,
not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching The World's End is the least
of their worries.

This release features what I believe to be the largest amount of bonus I've ever seen on a single release. For example: